tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post1364443141876179459..comments2015-03-03T10:08:39.701-05:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Treetown TechniqueJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-22586724789654723512012-08-15T21:40:44.219-04:002012-08-15T21:40:44.219-04:00Donato Giancola paints like this. There&#39;s an e...Donato Giancola paints like this. There&#39;s an excellent video of him published by conceptart.org that shows his process. It is unusual at first, but after trying it a few times paintings seem to fly by!J. Bustamantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10929146200547815299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-54493333949551835412012-08-15T17:43:17.084-04:002012-08-15T17:43:17.084-04:00Scruffy--How did I learn it? Trial and error. You ...Scruffy--How did I learn it? Trial and error. You need the workable fix to keep the matte medium from smearing the pencil. <br /><br />Mike, I used Gamsol for the solvent. For a fuller discussion of this method, see the post: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2008/01/technique-nuts-and-bolts.html<br /><br />Keith, not sure if the technique on Winnie was the same--they may have had the linework on acetate over a soft watercolor BG, but the effect was the same, to let the line work show through the washes.<br /><br />RL Nice, yeah, you wouldn&#39;t want to roll over in your sleep there.<br /><br />Bill, I haven&#39;t returned to this technique for a while, but may want to try it again.James Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-4713353632451289152012-08-15T16:55:20.170-04:002012-08-15T16:55:20.170-04:00This may have answered my question about how to ge...This may have answered my question about how to get straight edges and line in my work.Lester Yocumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825921969405494777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-75977143805800972562012-08-15T15:18:40.094-04:002012-08-15T15:18:40.094-04:00I would love to leave in such place. Thanks for sh...I would love to leave in such place. Thanks for sharing your technique James. vlad74http://www.blogger.com/profile/04516793914966696490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-39100555590171030712012-08-15T12:21:00.633-04:002012-08-15T12:21:00.633-04:00What was the solvent you used to thin the oils? I&...What was the solvent you used to thin the oils? I&#39;ve used liquin to make thin oil glazes, but I&#39;ve been told that can become brittle. Maybe that&#39;s okay since it&#39;s on board. I&#39;d be worried that turpentine would eat away at the matte medium and fixative.Mike Garveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05317220252402617809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-64836628059901369862012-08-15T10:53:31.974-04:002012-08-15T10:53:31.974-04:00It kind of reminds me of the old Disney Winnie the...It kind of reminds me of the old Disney Winnie the Pooh cartoon. I&#39;m now wondering if they used a similar technique to create the backgrounds for those films.Keith Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14579786144772849547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-56731618833069996262012-08-15T10:42:12.182-04:002012-08-15T10:42:12.182-04:00Ooh. I love Treetown, although the basket beds and...Ooh. I love Treetown, although the basket beds and swinging seats hanging over empty space with no railings always freaked me out.RL Nicenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-28416364420270911912012-08-15T10:21:31.798-04:002012-08-15T10:21:31.798-04:00i love this, its the type of style/way i hope to w...i love this, its the type of style/way i hope to work one day<br /><br />i love the line art and washes feel to it, great work Carl Springerhttp://carlspringer.deviantart.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-50658928355541775352012-08-15T10:16:46.856-04:002012-08-15T10:16:46.856-04:00I used to love working this way until I found that...I used to love working this way until I found that I draw better with paint than with pencil. It&#39;s still fun to do for a certain feel. Thanks!billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02616075975131350091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-80539328131570700882012-08-15T09:31:13.200-04:002012-08-15T09:31:13.200-04:00Two different kinds of sealer. Thinned paint over...Two different kinds of sealer. Thinned paint over pencil...How in the world does someone learn to do that?scruffyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04127548900155916268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-58662609200505573832012-08-15T08:54:34.878-04:002012-08-15T08:54:34.878-04:00Kim, this link will take you to a GJ post that sho...Kim, this link will take you to a GJ post that shows a painting in progress:<br />http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2011/11/dinotopia-special-20th-anniversary.html<br /><br />Deborah, the original was about 14x29.<br /><br />I agree, Fehr, the drawing has got to be right. And the tone can be quite neutral. My inspiration for this kind of look was Arthur Rackham. If you took away the linework on a lot of his pictures, the color would be very simple and hazy.James Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-50562143736448683342012-08-15T08:47:13.592-04:002012-08-15T08:47:13.592-04:00I always loved the atmosphere conveyed in this ima...I always loved the atmosphere conveyed in this image. It has a very &quot;old timesy&quot; sort of feel with that use of ochre and burnt sienna.<br /> <br />I find you can save a strong drawing with minimal rendering<br />but no matter how much you render a weak drawing- it can&#39;t really be saved. There will always be something &quot;off&quot; about it. <br /><br />Your work always blows me away :)Fehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14102146524496898016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-4401122992676879122012-08-15T08:42:18.768-04:002012-08-15T08:42:18.768-04:00Very interesting! Thank you! (What is an original ...Very interesting! Thank you! (What is an original size?)Deborah Kotovskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04677310888473333334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-18441747573350499372012-08-15T08:29:34.857-04:002012-08-15T08:29:34.857-04:00It almost looks like watercolor to me. Do you have...It almost looks like watercolor to me. Do you have any photos showing the process of putting down the thin oil layers? As always, thank you for sharing your techniques so generously. The Art of Kim Kincaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11725289404334038843noreply@blogger.com